Boohoo Group shareholders have voted against a proposal to remove co-founder Mahmud Kamani as director of the fast fashion company. A total of 63.17 percent voted against the proposal, 36.83 percent for it.
The proposal came from Frasers Group, a majority shareholder in Boohoo, which had called for Kamani’s removal after a series of weak financial reports. Following the announcement of the results of its annual general meeting on January 21, Boohoo has now called on Frasers to “end its attempts to destabilize and disrupt the group,” adding that “these ongoing distractions are not in the best interests of all shareholders.” create”.
Tim Morris, independent chairman of Boohoo, thanked shareholders for their “overwhelming support,” which he said provided a “clear mandate to continue the work of creating maximum value for all shareholders.”
Boohoo CEO Dan Finley added: “Our shareholders have spoken out again. We want to leave this disruption and distraction behind us. Our focus is to maximize value for everyone.”
Kamani remains director: will Frasers continue its campaign for representation?
Frasers has been running a campaign of sorts called “Win with Ashley, Lose with Kamani,” with various open letters published publicly by the company highlighting allegations in the supply chain, lack of transparency for shareholders and financial results. It thus requested two general meetings in November: one to propose the appointment of Mike Ashley and insolvency expert Mike Lennon as directors and the other to remove Kamani as director.
The first was in December, where shareholders voiced their opinions on Ashley’s pursuit of board representation. In line with the perspective of Boohoo itself, 64 percent voted against the appointment of Ashley and Lennon. Frasers later reiterated its intention to continue to seek representation on the board.
Through its open letters, Frasers had also applied pressure to remove Kamani, citing a “leadership crisis” at Boohoo as one of its key issues. In response to Frasers’ repeated letters, Boohoo later said it would allow Frasers representation on the board, but the group would have to agree to certain conditions, including a commitment not to make an offer for Boohoo or any of its subsidiaries in the event of a sale. Kamani, who owns 23.21 per cent of the company, confirmed his agreement to this condition, while Frasers has not yet done so.
Boohoo has maintained its support for Kamani, previously saying Frasers’ demands were “part of an ongoing campaign” designed to “destabilize Boohoo and disrupt the board’s plans to unlock and maximize shareholder value.” It added that Frasers “acts only in its own commercial self-interest”. Kamani was described as an “integral part of the leadership team” who continues to provide “indispensable” advice and guidance to the company.
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